Flood-lighting device



Nov. 4, 1930. P. S. BAILEY FLOOD LIGHTING DEVICE Filed Nov. l7 1928 Inventor'. lne-#cg S. Bailey, bg QL-d "His Atbov'neg.

i rliatented Nov. 4, 19,30

'BERCY s. BAILEY, vorvmRBL-EHEen,:1v11issnorsmserfrs, .Assmmontmo `mme COMPANY, AfcoRPoRATIoNfor :NEW Yom 'i Y FLOOD-melamine .zonuren Application filed November 17:, 192s. fseiai m5. gamme.

fkMyinvention relates to flood lighting `pro i e'etors. More .particularly it-"relates `to flood lighting projectorsl of the 'type which lis 'especially adapted for use in the illumination 5 offfountains. l Y

' Among th'eiobjects of my invention are the following to provide animprovedadjustalole support for a fountain flood light which will y loe effect-ive whether Y the flood light lim- V1#Dinersed in Water or raised abovethe water; to'prov1ideN improved means Jfor supporting and"I adjusting the lamp withinthe yhousing foffthe flood light; and toprovide an improved fhousingfwitha drain system. Y

understood from the' jfollowing.fspeci'ic'ati'on and claims, reference loeing'had to thefa'ccoin- --panyi'n'gdrawil'lg in which Fig. 1 shows, a lamp yin section and'in elevationhaving the E"20 features ofthe invention; Fig.`2 is a section of the 'lamp'talren on line 242, Eig. 1;'

' rig. Sensationen11nee-arigi Referring'A more in detail to the'fdrawing and in particularfto Fig. 1, it will be lseen i "53'25 that the liood vlight vis provided with va base "2,7to whjiehj there is secured a hollow lrod jor vpipe 3 in any suitable manner, yas "ior example by means of threads [4, or by means ofa set screw 5, orh'eth. 11i-adjustable engagement 3 andinto a morltise or slot-8 thaftextends lengthwise of the pipe 6. Leading'olfv to the right from theslot 8 -Ilprovide vbranches 9,"

10, and v11. It will be: seen that the branches 9= and 10 vare provided respectively with notches :'15 and 16.011 their upper sides'ivhereas thebraneh 11 is provided with a. notch 17 on Ytheunder side. OnA its vupper `end the' pipe y6 carries the lcasing 12of the iood 'lampl -The casing may be securedto the pipe '6 in :any suitable manner,V For example, as s'hownin 50 When it is desired'to raise and lock the cas- However, the invention willvbe `more 'ifully' lFig. 1,:tlielower partiof the Casing is provided A Ving out'iof the water, the rod .,6 iswraisediand Y rotated tof-'carry ther notch 16 'Overathe tenen 7 'whereuponhy 'releasing thewe'ight of 'therlrous'i-mg 'the 'end 'of the `holt orftenon fwill 'be caughti-n the'noth 17. WVhenY the'fgf, fb'olt "7 is in fthe lnotch 1f6`or in notch 15, the lamp casing will 'beilrigh 'above fthe-water level. 1

Whenfthecasing 512 is lin-im'ersed in water,

fthe 'upward lpressure 'o the water will tendito '50 raise it. Therefore,iinordertohold thelan'np under water it ris vnecessary to'caI'ry'fhe'n-ot'ch 17 in branch 11 under the end of the @holt r7 andv then releasing lthe fcas'in'g." The-water the end A*of lthe 4'bolt vto engage the -ndtcfh 'clearly 'showni 'In l'this figure it 4is V"also -slhovvn *70 ihow the fbolt "17 is Ziii-'threaded engagement i'ore freely slide in lany of the-'ehannels `eind lengage l 'any rone fof the notches 'in fthe pipe f6. 275 @bv-lowly, v-in* order to disengage the Lcasing @from 'either notch 415 -or ,lfit -is necessary to press up/thev leasing'andthen rotate it `until theen'doffthe bolt'7 reaches the channel 8.

' f'lfomakethebase secure,'-itis provided with --80 A Within fthe casing '12 suitable means 'are provided Yfor supportin'g'the lamp 18 and the socket element 24, fastened jon the upper end l'90 'of 'thel'pipe 25, Pipe 25 `is -seeure'dgin p'osi-y v tion betweentheffolamping springs 26 and 27,`whic'hv`springs arefadaip'ted tofbe drawn -to- Y fgetherby means ofa'vbo'lt '28. 'The fspringsf26 and 27 are securedfto a Aplate '29 ,which "is'iin 9 turnfscrewedfto the lugs 30 at the 'bottom of the 'casing l'hy'means ofscrews B1'. Inorder to prevent. the Vtuhe 25 from turni-ng when thelarnpjliSi-is beingfscrewed orunscrewedin its ls'oelret, a"groover32"iis v'provided"irr'ijlle 100 casing dry.

f Plate 29 tube 25 which receives the end of a tenon 33. This arrangement serves as a lock and guide for the pipe or rod 25. Tenon 83 is secured to the plate 29 by means of screws 34.

In order to protect the cable 22 a water proof conduit is provided which terminates the casing in a water tight connection comprising the plug 22. Near the bottom of the casing a water tight drain is provided which consists of a 'conduit 22a that terminates in a plug 30 similar to plug22. The conduit 22L extends to any point outside the fountain. The object of the drain is to allow any water which may at any time get into the casing to drain oft and thus maintain the inside of the bridges the gap between thepair of lugs 30 which gap` receives the lower end of the rod 25. The plate`29 is perforated and through this perforationvthelower end of the rod 25 extends as clearly shown in Fig.

, 1. yIt will beseen therefore that the axis of the perforation coincides with the axis of the shaft 25 and with the longitudinal axis of the flood light. Obviously therefore by sliding the rod lengthwise the lamp 18 may be prop* Y erly adjusted withinthe casing 12 and along e der the connection bet-Ween the two elements vwater-tight.

casing thumb bolts 47 are provided which r its axis.

Within the'casing 12 there is mounted a re- Hector 35, which latter is secured along its rim to the casing by means of clampsSG. Between the clamps 36 and the reflector and kets 37 are interposed, one on v,either side of the reflector. In order to centralize the refiector a ring 38 is provided'l between the rim of the reflector and the Wall of the casing, the ring being mounted on ashelf 39 formed near the rim of the reflector.' As shown in Fig. 1, the clamps 36 are provided with heels 'the screws 40 and the side of the casing.

Along the rim of the casing there is provided a ring frame 41 which holds the lens 42 of the lamp. This lens is secured to the ring frame by means of clamps 43 and screws 44.'V The clamps 43 are provided at one end'with heels that rest on thering 41 while the innerends of all rest in engagement with the lens 42. Interposedv between the lens 42 and the ring 41V a suitable gasket 45 is used to protect the vrlens and to provide a water-tight seal between t-he lens and the ring41. Between thev rim of casing l2 and the ring 4l .argasket 46 is provided,lthe object of which is to ren- For clamping the ring to the are pivoted to lugs 48 that project from the voutside of the` casing 12.`

ByY my invention, I provide an improved form of flood light for a fountain whichfis easily manufactured, which is rugged and water-proof, which may be kept drained,

and which may bek readily adjusted either the casin(1V above the water or under the water without the necessity of handling any clamping devices such as set screws and the like. On the contrary, the device is instantly locked in position by merely allowing it to slide to the proper height and carry the proper notch into engagement with the tenon.

While I have elected to illustrate my invention in connection with a specific form of flood light, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to one form inasmuch as I contemplate modification-s within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the claims contained herein.

What I claim as new and desire to secure Y by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. VIn a flood light, a casing adapted to enclose alight source and a reflector therefor, said flood light having within said casing a support for the lamp, said support comprising a rod held in position by and between the arms of a resilient clamp, said clamp being mounted in the casing in position to hold the rod in position along the longitudinal axis of the casing, said rod beingprovided with a mortise in the form of a slot extending lengthwise, thel rodV and a tenon supported within the casing with the end thereof in operative engagement with said mortise, whereby the rod may be slid between the armsof the clamp along the axis vof the casing but prevented from rotating. betwen the casing 12 and Vthe reflector, gas- 2. In a flood light, a casing adapted to ensaid flood light having within said casing a support for the lamp, said support comprising a rod held in position by and between the arms-of a resilient clamp, said clamp being mounted in the casing in position to hold-the -rod along the longitudinal axis ofV g, said rodbeing provided with a mortise in the form of a slot extending along the side vof the rod and a tenon supported within the casing with the end thereof in operative engagement with said mortise, whereby the rod may be slid between the arms ofthe clamp along the axis of the casing but prevented from rotating, said clamp and said tenon being mounted on a. plate within the 

